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The  Common  Council  do  ordabi  as  follows  : 

The  several  Sections  following  are  declared  Laws  and  Ordinances  of 
the  said  City,  and  any  person  w^ho  shall  be  guilty  of  any  of  the  offences 
hereinafter  mentioned,  shall  be  subject  to  the  penalty  hereinafter  pre- 
scribed, to  be  sued  for  and  collected  before  the  Municipal  Court  or 
Mayor  of  said  City,  or  any  Justice  of  the  Peace  thereof. 

FIRST    DIVISION. 

For  the  Protection  of  Life  and  Limb. 

Section  1.  No  person  shall  discharge  or  cause  to  be  discharged  v/ithin  Fire-arms  not  to 
the  following  limits  in  the  City  of  Chicago,  viz  :  beginning  on  Lake  be  discharged 
Michigan  at  the  north-east  angle  of  Kinzie's  addition,  running  thence  |y''!i^^"  certain 
west  to  the  west  line  of  section  nine,  thence  south  to  first  .street  in  sec-  "^^  "' 
lion  sixteen,  thence  east  to  Lake  Michigan,  thence  along  the  east  limit 
of  said  city  to  the  place  of  beginning,  any  cannon,  rifle,  gun,  pistol,  or 
other  fire-arms.     Any  person  duly  convicted  of  such  ofi'ence  before  any 
court  having  jurisdiction  thereof,   shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  less 
than  five,  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars,   in  the  discretion  of  the 
court  before  whom  such  conviction  shall  be  had,  Provided  that  nothing 
in  this  section  shall  prohibit  the  firing  of  blank  cartridges,  at  all  such 
limes  as  the  Mayor  or  presiding  officer  of  the  Common  Council  may  in. 
writing  authorize,  and  under  such  regulations  as  he  may  prescribe. 

Section  2.  No  person  shall  ride  or  drive  any  horse  or  horses,  in  any  Not  to  ride  or 
avenue,  street  or  lane  within  this  city,  faster  than  a  moderate  trot.  Any  drive  faster  than  a 
person  or  persons  convicted  of  so  doing  before  any  court  having  juris-  ™°  sratetro  . 
diction  thereof,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  eachjoflence  a  sum  not  less  than 
two,  nor  more  than  ten  dollars,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court  before  whom 
such  conviction  shall  be  had. 

Section  3.  No  person  shall  vend,  give,  or  deliver  within  this  city  any  Poison  not  to  be^ 
deadly  poison,  knowing  the  same  to  be  such,  without  marking  the  same  sold  unless  mark- 
in  legible  characters  with  the  word  "  poison."    Any  person  convicted  ^^' 
of  such  ofience   before  any  court  having  jurisdiction  thereof,  shall  be 
fined  the  sum  of  two  dollars  for  each  ofience. 

Section  4.  All  scafiblds  erected  in  this  city  for  the  support  of  stone,  Scaffold  to  be  se- 
brick  or  other  materials,  shall  be  well  and  securely  supported,  and  of  ^"""^^y  supported, 
sufficient  v/idth,  and  properly  secured,  so  as  to  ensure  the  safety  of  per- 
sons passing  under  or  by  the  same  against  the  falling  of  such  materials 
as  may  be  placed  or  deposited  thereon.  Any  person  or  persons  refusing 
or  neglecting  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on 
conviction,  forfeit  not  less  than  five,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars, 
at  the  discretion  of  the  court  before  whom  such  conviction  shall  be  had. 


Section  5,  All  Merchants,  Traders  or  olh«r  persons,  keeping  In  iheit 
<Suopewder  to  be  possession  ift  this  city  gunpowder,  in  a  greater  quantity  than  one  pound, 
kept  i»r«ll  lecured.  ^h^n  ^gep  the  sauie  well  secured  in  barrels  or  canisters,  remote  from 
fire,  and  in  such  a  situation  as  to  be  readily  removed  in  case  of  fire. 
All  deposits  of  gunpowder  in  a  greater  quantity  than  one  pound,  shall 
be  inspected  by  a  Fire  Warden,  appointed  for  that  purpose  by  the  com- 
mon council,  who  may  direct  any  additional  security  he  may  think  ne- 
cessary, which  direction  shall  be  immediately  complied  with  by  the  per- 
son in  whose  possession  the  same  may  be.  Ary  person  refusing  or 
neglecting  to  comply  wiih  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  on  con- 
viction forfeit  and  pay  a  sum  not  less  than  five,  nor  more  than  fifty  dol- 
lars, at  the  discretion  of  the  court  before  whom  such  conviction  shall 
be  had. 

SECOND    DIVISION. 

.  .  0/  Streets  and  Bridges. 

ais  not'to  b-^*^"'  SECTION  1.  No  persou  shall  place  or  cause  to  be  placed  any  stones, 
placed  ia  the  timber,  lumber,  plank,  boards  or  other  materials  for  building  in  or  upon 
itreets  withsut  any  Street,  lane  or  public  square  without  a  written  permission  for  that 
permisiion.  puVpose  first  obtained  from  the  Mayor  or  one  of  the  Aldermen  under 

the  penalty  of  two  dollars  for  each  offence,  and  the  further  penalty  of 
two  dollars  for  each  and  every  eight  and  forty  hours,  during  which  the 
articles  or  materials  aforesaid  shall  be  or  remain  in  anv  such  street, 
alley  or  public  square  (without  permission  as  aforesaid)  after  notice 
from  the  mayor,  any  alderman,  the  street  commissioner  or  a  polica 
constable,  to  remove  the  same. 
Mayor  or  Alder-  Section  2.  The  Mayor  or  either  of  the  Aldermen,  is  authorized  to 
permii^ou'^*  grant  to  any  person  permission,  in  writing,  to  place  and  keep  any  build- 
ing materials  in  any  of  the  public  streets,  for  a  period  of  time  not  ex- 
ceeding four  months,  but  such  permission  shall  not  authorize  the 
obsiructingof  more  than  one-half  the  sidewalk  and  one-half  the  carriage 
way  of  said  street,  opposite  the  lot  on  which  an  erection  is  to  be  made, 
by  the  person  to  whom  such  permission  is  granted,  and  such  permission 
may  be  revoked  at  any  time  by  the  common  council,  in  their  discre- 

perm^sion  ^to"°e?      SECTION  3.  Every  person  to  w^hom  permission  is  granted  as  aforesaid 

move  materia! 3     shall  cause  all  the  timber,  building  materials  and  rubbish  arising  there- 

and  rubbish  by      from,  to  b3  removed  from  the  street  by  the  expiration  of  the  time  limited 

•xpirationoftime  jjj  g,;,p)j  pgi-jj^igjJQj^  as  aforesaid  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar,  for 

every  forty-eight  hours,  the  timber,  materials  or  rubbish  aforesaid,  shall 

be  and  remain  in  such  street  after  the  expiration  of  the  time  limited  in 

the  permission  granted,  but  no  single  recovery  shall  exceed  the  sum  of 

.         twenty-five  dollars. 

KtrnotTo  Section  4.    No  person  shall  suffer  any  carriage,  wagon,  sleigh  or 

stand  ia  ±9  sled,  without  hoTses  or  other  beasts  of  burden,  for  the  purpose  of  being 

•treeti.  repaired,  or  for  any  other  purpose,  to  remain  or  stand  in  any  street  or 

lane  for  more  than  one  hour,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each 

ofience. 

Horses  not  tied        SECTION  5.  No  person  shall  at  any  time  fasten  any  hoise  or  horses  in 

S^'st^reetl^nor^t*  ^"^^  ^  ^^^  ^^^^  ^^®  ^^^^^  °^  ^'^^^^  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^  obstacle  to  the  free  use  of 
be  fastened  so  as  any  sidewaik,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each  ofience :  And  the 
to  obstruct  5id<!-  person  in  whose  possession  or  use  such  horse  or  horses  shall  then  be, 
'^^^*'  snail  bs  deemed  the  offender  unless  he  can  prove  the  contrary  to  the 

satisfaction  of  the  magistrate  before  whom  he  shall  b2  brought. 
Sidewalks  not  to  Section  6.  No  person  shall  place  or  deposit  any  cask^  wood,  stone, 
b»  encumbsred.  p|ank,  boards  or  other  articles  on  any  sidewalk  except  as  provided  by 
the  12Lh  Section  of  this  Division,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for 
each  offence,  and  a  like  penalty  for  each  and  every  two  hours  such  ob- 
struction shall  remain  after  being  notified  by  the  mayor  or  an  alderman, 
cr  street  comraissioner,  to  remove  the  samp. 


Skctiow  7.  No  person  shall  place  or  deposit  any  cask»  boxes,  crates,  9tr«eu»at  u  fe* 
wood,  stone,  plank,  boards  or  other  articles,  upon  any  sidewalk  except  «ncambere(i. 
as  provided  by  the  12th  Section  of  this  Division,  nor  shall  any  person 
deposit  or  leave  any  of  the  articles  above  mentioned  in  any  of  the 
streets  of  this  city  any  longer  than  shall  be  deemed  by  the  Mayor  or 
two  Aldermen  unavoidably  necessary ,previous  lo  removing  into  or  away 
from  the  adjoining-  premises,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each 
offence  and  a  like  penalty  for  each  and  every  two  hours  such  obstruc- 
tions shall  remain  after  being  notified  by  the  Mayor  or  one  Alderman  or 
street  commissioner,  to  remove  the  same. 

Section  8.  No  person,  shall  push  or  draw  back,  or  drive,  any  horse,  Nopemn  u 
wagon,  cart  or  other  veicle,  over  any  side  walk,  or  use  ride  or  drive  ^J^°^*^^* 
any  horse,  wagon,  sled  or  sleigh  thereon,  unless  it  be  in  crossing  the 
same,  to  go  into  a  yard  or  lot,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each 
offence. 

Section  9.  No  owner  or  occupant  of  any  dwelling  house,  store  or  oth-  ?igni  not  ta  pr«» 
er  building  shall  fix,  put  up,  or  erect,  or  suffer  to  remain  fixed,  put  up  {Jrw  feainu 
or  erected  any  sign,  projecting  into  or  over  the  street  or  side  walk,  more  theiir««t. 
than  three  feet  under  a  penalty  of  five  dcUars  for  each  and  every  offence 
a  like  penalty  of  five  dollars,   for  each  and  every  forty-eight  hours  the 
same  shall  remain,  after  being  requested  to  remove  the  same,  by  the 
Mayor  or  any   Alderman,  but  nothing  herein  shall  prohibit  the  erec- 
tion of  any  Tavern  signs,  awnings,  lamp  or  other  posts,  as  provided  in 
the  13th  Section  of  this  division. 

Section  10.  No  bow  window  or  other  window,  shall  hereafter  be  e-  5^^  ^jndow* and 
reeled,  so  as  to  extend  into  any  street  more  than  fourteen  inches,   and  ,t^p,  „ot  to  ex- 
no  porch,  stoop  or  steps,  cellar  door  or  platform  shall   extend  into  any  tend  orer  a  cer- 
street  more  than  five  feet,  and  any  violation  of  this  section  or  any  part  taia  diitanc.  wu 
thereof,  shall  subject  the  person  offending  to  a  penalty  of  five  dollars  and     ^ '  "* 
the  further  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  every  day  such  offender  shall  so 
continue  the  same  after  being  notified  to  have  the  same  taken  down. 

Section  11.  No  person  shall  erect  any  awning  of  cloth  in  any  street,  ^^jn-,  to^a 
unless  the  same  shall  be  a:  least  seven  feet  elevation  from  the  side  walk,  jcrta  feet  big*, 
and  shall  be  supported  by  a  rail  placed  on  posts  erected  at  the  outer  edge 
of  the  said  walk,  and  with  the  rail  thereon  shall  be  at  least  seven  feet  in 
height  liom  the  side  walk,  and  if  any  person  shall  erect  any  awning 
contrary  hereto,  he  shall  forfeit  the  sum  of  three  dollars  and  for  every 
day  he  shall  continue  the  same  after  notice  to  have  the  same  taken  down, 
shall  forfeit  the  sum  of  one  dollar. 

Section  12.  No  person  shall  place  or  set  out,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  Goodi  not  to  to 
done,  any  goods,  wares  or  merchandize  for  sale  in  front  of  any  store,  foJ"feJJ^Jo'Sv? 
shop  or  building,  further  than  four  feet  into  the  street.  Any  person  who  jtreet. 
shall  violate  the  prohibition  contained  in  this  section,  shall  forfeit  and  pay 
a  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  oftence. 

Section  13.  Any  person  or  persons  erecting  or  fixing  any  post  or  posts  Po**'  not  to  b« 
in  any  of  the  streets  or  lanes,  or  in  any  of  the  side  walks,  or  causing  or  5ane°o*r7ide- 
directing  the  same  to  be  done  unless  under  the  direction  or  with  the  con-  ^aUu. 
sent  of  the  Mayor  or  an  Alderman,  previously  obtained,  shall  forfeit  one 
dollar  and  for  every  eight  days  after  the  first  conviction  that  the   same 
posts  shall  so  remain  put  up,  or  affixed  the  further  sum   of  one  dollar, 
and  any  Alderman  may  direct  the  same  post  to  be  cut  down  or  removed. 

Section  14.  All  ornamental  or  shade  trees,   hereafter  placed  or  set  "^'"".^^'ri**** 
out  in  any  street,  shall  be  placed  within  one  foot  of  the  outer  line  of  the  gt^^g^/" 
side  walk  of  such  street,  under  the  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  offence, 
and  the  further  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each  week  any  such  tree  shall 
be  suffered  to  remain  contrary  to  the  prohibition  contained  in  this  sec- 
tion. 

Section  15.  Any  person  who  shall  injure  or  tear  up  any  pavement,  'nj">«^  jo  P*y»- 
Side  or  cross  walk,  drain  or  sewer  or  any  part  thereof  or  who  shall  dig  crosa  walks 
anv  hole  ditch  or  drain  in  any  street,  pa v^meftt  er  side  walk  without  4niwM    ' 


6. 

pimisbed, and  hiu-  due  authority,  or  who  shall  hinder  or  obstruct  the  making  or  repairing 
dTHDce  ia  con-  g^y  pavement  side  or  cro  (S-walk,  which  is  or  may  be  making  under  any 
strnc ting  same,  j^^^y  or  resoliUion  of  the  Common  Couucil,  or  who  shall  hinder  or  ob- 
struct any  peison,  employed  by  the  Common  Council  or  the  Street  Com- 
missioner, or  the  person  employed  by  him  in  making  or  repairing  any 
public  improrment  or  work  ordered  by  the  Common  Council,  shall  for 
every  ofience  forfeit  the  sum  often  dollars. 

Section  16.  No  person  shall  cast  or  throw,  or  cause  to  be  cast  or  thrown 
Dpains  not  tc  be  into  any  of  the  drains  or  sewers  within  the  city  any  straw,  shavings, 
dbjtroeted,  wood,  stones,  shells,  rubbish  or  any  filthy  or  other  substances,  or  cause 

any  obstructions,  nuisance  or  injury  in  or  to  the  same  by  diverting  or 
stopping  the  course  thereof  or  otherwise  under  a  penalty  not  exceeding 
ten  dollars,  nor  less  than  tv^^o  dollars  for  every  such  offence  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  Magistrate  convicting. 

Section  17.  All  cross-walks  within  the  city  are  to  be  kept  and  reserv- 
ed free  from  any  sleighs,  wagons,  carts  or  carriages,  being  placed  there- 
brobrtJucted  by  o^^)  except  so  far  as  may  be  necessary  in  crossing  the  same  without  con- 
teams,  iinuing  ihereon  any  longer  than  necessary  tor  such  crossing,  and  the  ow- 
ner or  driver  of  any  sleigh  wagon,  cart  or  other  carriage  offending  here- 
in, after  notice  of  the  existence  of  this  law  shall  forfeit  the  penally  of 
tv/o  dollars. 

Section  18.  No  person  shall  without  permission  from  the  Common 
nouo  be  takTn  Couucil,  dig,  removc  or  carry  away,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  done,  any 
from  streets  with-  stone,  earth,  sand  or  gravel,  from  any  public  streets,  highway,  lane  or 
out  permission,  public  ground  in  this  city  under  the  penalty  five  dollars  for  each  offence, 
^."■sons uot  to  Section  19.  No  person  shall  hereafter  ride  or   drive   faster  than  on  a 

any  bridge  ^%^thin  '^^'^'^^  across  or  upon  any  bridge  within  said  city,  and  any  person  viola- 
the  city  faster       ting  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  forfeit  the  sum  of  five  dollars. 

than  a  walk. 

THIRD   DIVISION, 

Of  thepreveniiun  of  Fires. 
Section  1.  No  pipe  of  any  stove  or  Franklin,  shall  be  put  up,  unless 
Stove  pipe,  how    it  be  Conducted  into  a  chimney  made  of  brick  or  stone,  except  in  case 
epu  up.         where  the  Mayor  or  any  two  Aldermen  shall  deem  it  equally  safe  if  oth- 
erwise put  up,  to  be  certified  under  his  or  their   own    hand.     And   any 
person  putting  up  the  pipe  of  any  stove  oi  Franklin,    contrary  to  this 
section,  shall  for  every  oflence  forfeit  five  dollars  and  the  further   sum 
k  of  one  dollar  fur  every  twenty  four-hours,  the  same  shall  remain   so  put 

up,  after  notice  given  by  the  Mayor  or  Fire  Warden. 

Section  2.  No  hay,  straw  or  other  combustible  substance,  shall  be  de- 
Hay  and  straw,     posited  within  fifteen  feet  of  any  place,  wheiefire  or  ashes  are  kept,  un- 
ow  0   e  p  ace  .  j^^^  ^.j^^  ^^j ^  combustible  substance  be  kept  in  a  close  and  secure  build- 
ing, under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  every  offence,  and  the  like  pen- 
alty for  every  twenty  four  hours  the  same  shall  thereafter  remain. 
Section  3.  No  lighted  candle  or  lamp  shall  be  used   in  any  stable  or 
Candles,  ihow  to    other  place  or  building  u'here  hay,  straw  or  other  combustible  materials 
be  used  in  stables,  ^j^.^jj  ^^  j^^pj^  unless  the  same  shall  be  well  secured  in  a  lantern,   under 
the  penally  of  two  dollars  for  each  offence  ;  and  no  fire  shall  be  kept  in 
any  store  or  otherwise  in  any  such  building,  under  a  penalty  often  dol- 
lars, and  an  additional  penalty  of  five  dollars,  for  each  and  every  twelve 
hours,  that  said  fire  shall  so  remain. 

Section  4.  No  hay,  straw,  chips  or  other  combustible  substance,  shall 

Hay,  straw,  &c.,  be  sct  ou  fire  or  burned  in  any  street,  or  on  any  lot,  within  two  hundred 

in  th° streets"™*'''  ^^^^  of  any  building  in  the  city  without  permission  of  the  Mayor  or  an 

in    e  8  r«     .        Alderman,  under  the  penally  of  five  dollars,  upon  any  person  directing 

or  causing  ihe  same  to  be  done. 

Section  5.  Every  person  keeping  or  occupying  a  shop  or  othe»-  build- 
Carpenters,  etc.  \j^g  wherein  shavings  or  other  combustible  materials  may  be  contained, 
ing7anTotheV'  ^^^^^  forfeit  the  penalty  of  two  dollars  for  every  neglect, "^  to  clearer  re- 
combuatible  mat-  move  the  same  out  of  such  buildings  and  the  yards  belonging  thereto, 


at  least  three  times  in  each  week,  provided  such  buildings  are   situated  *"  three  time*  in 
within  two  hundred  feet  of  any  other  building  ;  and  no  lighted  candles  "f^^^^'caidre"/  ill 
shall/oe  used  in  any  siiuh  shop  or  building,  except  they  be  placed  in  a  can-  carfdlesUcks!* 
dlestick,  made  ota  material  not  liable  to  take  fire,  under  the  penalty  of 
two  dollars  for  each  offence. 

Sbction  6.  No  person  in  removing  any  chips  or    shavings   or  other  ^rs^nd  oYhers'°not 
combustible  materials,  shall  scatter  or  strew  them  in  any  street,  or  shall  to  scatter  chip's, 
at  any  time  direct,  permij  or  suffer  any  chips,  shavings  or  other  combus-  shavings,  etc.,  'in 
tible  matter,  to  be  taken  or  thrown  or  scattered  ou  any  street  or  lane  un-  removing  the 
der  >he  penalty  of  two  dollars  for  every  offence.  ^^^^' 

Section  7.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Fire  Wardens  in  their   respec-  fjaminl^'de^oi-f 
tive  wards,  to  examine  carefully  at  all  times  during  the  year  under   the  of^ashes  amf  to  ' 
direction  of  the  Common  Council,  every  house,  store  or  building,  and  cause  same  and 
places  for  the  keeping  and  deposit  of  ashes,  and  to  ascertain  and  report  stove-pipes,  etc 
to  the  Common  Council,  all  violations  of  the  preceding   sections,   and  to'be'^^uHn'to^^^''' 
also  to  remove  and  abate  with  the  consent  of  the  Mayor  or  any  Alder-  safe^cond/tioru* 
man,  (in  neglect  or  refusal  of  the  owner  or   occupant,)  any  cause 
from  which  immediate  danger  of  fire  may  be  apprehended,  and  to  cause 
all  buildings,  chimneys,  stoves,  pipes,  hearths,  ovens,  boilers,  ash-hous- 
es, and  apparatus  used  in  every  building,  which  shall  be  found   in  such 
condition  as  to  be  considered  unsafe,  to  be  without  delay  at  the  expense 
of  the  owner  thereof,  or  occupant  thereof,  put  in  such  condition  as  not 
to  be  dangerous  in  causing  or  promoting  fires. 

Section  8.  If  any  person  shall  obstruct  or  hinder  any  Warden  in  the  i!^!l>w'''  Tl  -^ 

r  /^  1  .  ■^  y  1.1  1-  •  1  11,  be  obstructed  in 

periormance  oi  his  duty  under  the  preceding  section,  such  person  shall  the  performance 
for  every  offence  forfeit  the  penalty  of  tweniy-five  dollars.  of  their  duties. 

Section  9.  The  Mayor  or  Alderman  may  give  such  direction  as  he  ThcMayororany 
may  deem  proper  relative  to  the  laying,  fastening  and  berths  of  all  Alderman  maydi- 
boats  and  vessels  having  on  board  gunpowder  or  being  loaded  with  hay  of^b^oau^or^ye^els 
or  other  combustible  materials,  or  to  direct  such  gunpowder,   hay  or  having  powder  on 
other  combustible  matter,  to  be  removed  to  a  place  of  safety,  or  if  gun-  board. 
powder  to  be  placed  In  a  powder  house,  within  such  time  and  in  such 
manner  as  either  said  Mayor  or  Alderman  shall  direct:  And  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  either  of  said  Aldermen  or  Mayor,  with  the  aid  of  any  con- 
stable, to  put  in  force,  himself,  the  orders  or  directions  so  given.  Every 
person  who  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  obej*  the  directions  or  orders  given 
under  this  section,  shall  for  every  offence  forfeit  twenty-five  dollars. 

Section  10.  No  person  shall  carry  fire  in  or  through  any  street  or  lot  Fire  not  to  be  car- 
except  the  same  be  placed  or  covered  in  some  close  and  secure  pan  or  ried  unless  in 
other  vessel,  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar  for  each  offence.  some  secure 

SectioiN  11,  No  ashes  (except  at  manufactories  where  ashes  are  used)  ^^s^es'liow  to  be 
shall  be  kept  or  deposited  in  any  part  of  the  city,  unless  the  same  be  in  deposited. 
a  close  and  secure  metallic  or  earthen  vessel,  or  brick  or  stone  ash-room, 
under  the  penalty  of  three  dollars  for  each  offence,  and  a  further  penalty 
of  one  dollar  for  every  twenty-four  hours  the  same  shall  thereafter  re- 
main. 

Fourth  Division. 
Of  the  Extinguishment  of  Fires. 

Section  1.  The  fire  department  ot  the  City  of  Chicago  shall  consist  of  Fire  department 
a  Chief  Engineer,  two  assistant  engineers,  four  fire  wardens  (in  addition  of  what  to  consist 
to  the  Aldermen,  who  are  ex-otficio,  fire  wardens,)  and  such  fire  engine 
men,   hose  men,  hook  and  ladder  and  axe  and  saw   men,  as  are  or  may 
from  time  to  time  be  appointed  by  the  Common  Council. 

Section  2,  The  chief  engineer  and  in  his  absence  the  assistant  engin-  Chief  Engineer  to 
eers  shall  in  all  cases  of  fires,  have  the  sole  and  absolute   control,    over  report  to  common 
all  the  persons  of  the  fire    department,  and   it   shall  be  the  duty  of  the  '^°^^^- 
chief  engineer  to  report,  semiannually  to  the  Common  Council,  at  their 
first  meenting  after  the  first   of  December  and  July,  in  each  year  the 
condition  of  the  engines,    hose,  hooks  and  ladders  and  all  other  fire  ap- 
paratus, and  the  buildings  in  which  they  are  kept,  and  also  to  recom- 


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»cnd  snch  additions,  alterations  and  improvements  to  the  same  as  he 
may  deem  expedient ;  and  also  the  names  of  such  members  of  the  fire  de- 
partment, as  shall  have  disobeyed  orders,  or  neglected  or  refused  to  do 
their  duty,  and  the  names  of  persons  recommended,  by  the  respective 
companies  to  fill  vacancies.  And  whenever  the  engines  or  other  fire  ap- 
paratus shall  need  repairing,  he  shall  cause  the  same  to  be  repaired  with- 
out delay. 
Sf.ction  3.  The  assistant  engineers  shall  be  distinguished  as  number 
XwbtMteBgineer  o;ie  and  two,  and  it  shall  be  their  duty  to  assist  the  chief  engmeer  and 
obey  his  orders  foi  the  extinguishing  of  fires,  and  in  tht  absence  of  the 
chief  engineer  take  command  according  to  their  rank. 

Firt  Wardens. 
Section  4.  Every  fire  waiden(except those  who  are  ex-ofiicio  wardens,) 
shall  be  assigned  and  attached  by  the  Mayor,  to  such  company  of  fire  men 
having  charge  ot  a  fire  engine  as  he  shall  think  proper,  and  at  every  fira 
each  warden  shall  report  himself  to  the  engineer  in  command  and  be  sub- 
ject to  his  direction.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  wardens  im- 
mediately upon  the  alarm  of  fire  to  repair  to  the  place  of  the  fire  and  aid 
and  assist,  in  procuring  supplies  of  water  for  such  engines  as  the  engineer 
in  command  may  direct.  It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the  wardens  to  pro- 
vent  the  hose  from  being  trodden  on,  and  to  keep  all  idle  and  suspicioua 
persons  from  the  vicinity  of  the  fire.  They  shall  also  cause  the  citizens 
t©  form  ranks  for  the  conveyance  of  water,  if  requested,  and  the  citizens 
are  hereby  requested  and  enjoined  to  comply  with  the  orders  and  direc- 
tions of  said  wardens. 


rin  Wardetu. 


Thatr  dutiM 


Firemen  to  be  di« 
Tided  ioto  compa^ 

Met. 


Fire  companies  to 
be  under  command 
of  foreman  stud  at < 
•ilUut. 


fire  appantas  to 
be  kept  nt  for  ixo' 
BQcdiate  we. 


Fire    eompaaie* 
vheD  to  meet 


Penalty  for  not  at- 
tending meeting. 


Fire  Companies. 

Section  5.  The  firemen  shall  be  divided  into  companies,  to  consist  of 
as  many  members,  as  the  common  council  shall  from  time  to  time  direct, 
to  attend  to  the  fire  engines,  hose,  cars,  hooks  and  ladders  axes,  saws 
and  other  fire  apparatus  belonging  to  the  city  of  Chicago,  and  each  of 
the  companies  shall  on  the  first  monday  of  December  in  each  year,  choose 
from  their  own  number  a  foreman,  assistant  foreman  and  clerk,  in  auch 
manner  as  they  may  think  proper. 

Secfion  6.  The  different  fire  companies  shall  be  under  the  control  and 
direction  of  the  foreman  and  assistant,  and  upon  an  alarm  of  fiie,  the  said 
companies  shall  repair  to  the  place  of  the  fire,  with  the  engines,  hose, 
hooks,  ladders,  axes,  saws  and  other  implements  under  their  care,  and 
there  work  and  manage  the  same,  under  the  direction  of  the  chief  engi- 
neer or  his  assistant,  and  in  case  of  their  absence,  place  and  work  their 
engine  and  fire  apparatus,  in  the  most  effectual  manner  until  the  fir« 
shall  be  extinguished,  and  shall  not  remove  therefrom  but  by  permissioa 
of  an  engineer,  if  any  shall  be  present,  and  on  such  permission  they 
shall  return  their  respective  engines,  hose,  cars,  hooks,  ladders,  saws, 
axes  and  other  apparatus,  well  washed  and  cleansed  to  their  respective 
places  of  deposite. 

Section  7.  The  fireman  or  other  person  having  charge  of  engines,  or 
other  apariius,  shall  have  the  same  kept  m  the  best  order  for  immediate 
use,  and  for  the  more  effectually  perfecting  the  firemen  in  their  duties, 
and  keeping  and  preserving  the  engines  and  other  implements  and  appa- 
ratus from  decay.  The  said  fireman  shall  on  the  first  monday's  of  May, 
June,  July,  August,  September,  October  and  November,  draw  out  the 
engines  and  other  implements  committed  to  their  care,  in  order  to  work 
and  cleanse  them  and  to  exercise  the  members  of  the  fire  department. 

Section  8.  If  any  fireman  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  attend  at  any  meet- 
ing of  his  company  tor  the  purpose  of  exerviising  the  members  thereof,  or 
cleansing  the  engines  or  other  fire  apparatus,  to  which  he  is  attached  he 
shall  forleitt  and  pay  for  every  default  the  penalty  of  fifty  cents,  unless 
lie  be  exonerated  therefirom  by  a  vote  of  two  thirds  of  the  company. 


Smction  9.  II  any  fireman  shall  neglect  to  attend  at  any  fire  without  a  Buf-  P«aalt>  for  notat- 
ffeient  excuse,  or  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  do  hia  duty  in  working  his  en-  dl»obeyiiJ"dciL 
giue  or  other  fire  apparatus  provided  for  the  extinguishing  of  fires,  or  shall 
disobey  the  orders  of  the  chief  engineer  or  assistant  engineers  or  foreman 
or  assistant  foreman  of  companies,  or  shall  leave  his  engine  or  other  appa- 
ratus, while  at  a  fire  without  permission  from  the  acting  foiemen,  he 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  every  default  the  penalty  of  one  dollar,  and  be 
subject  to  expulsion  from  the  fire  department. 

Section  10.  If  any  person  having  charge  of  an   engine  or  other  fire  ap-  F-ntine*  not  to  be 
paratus  shall  sufier  or  permit  the  same  to  be  applied  to  private  uses  with-  "y^rpo'es^  «''*^** 
out  the  consent  of  the  Mayor  or  chief  engineer  or  common   council,  he 
eholl  forfeit  the  penalty  of  five  dollars,    besides  being  responsible   for  all 
damages. 

Section  11.  Every  fireman  (not  an  officer)  attached  to  an  engine  shall  J"J"'^«'»^^'J^"^ 
when  on  duty  wear  a  leathern  cap,  of  the  form  generally  worn  by  firemen, 
painted  black,  with  the  initials  of  the  fireman  and  the  number  ot  the  com- 
pany to  which  he  belongs,  painted  in  front  thereof  in  white  letters. 
Hook,  Ladder  and  Axe  Men. 

Section  12.  A  sufficient  number  of  persons  shall  be  selected  by  the  chief 
engineer  from  among  the  firemen  to  take  the  care  and  management  of  the 
hooks  and  ladders,  axes  and  saws,  as  part  of  the  implements  for  extin- 
guishing fires,  and  they  shall  be  under  the  direction  of  a  fore.T-an  and  as- 
sistant foreman  and  they  shall  be  exempt  from  penalties  for  not  attending 
the  cleansing  or  working  of  engines. 

Section  13,  The  said  hook  and  ladder  and  axe  and  saw  men.  shall  reg-  SuHdingjtobgMt 
ularly  attend  at  fires  v/ith  their  tools  and  implements,  and  th'eie  nnder  ^^^^  •^  ^^"^ 
direction  of  the  chief  engineer,  or  in  his  absence  of  an  assistant  engineer 
and  two  members  of  the  common  council,  and  in  case  of  the  absence  of 
all  the  engineers  under  the  direction  of  three  of  the  common  couucil,  if  so 
many  be  present,  if  not,  then  by  direction  of  a  less  number,  cut  down  and 
remove  any  building,  erection  or  fence  for  the  purpose  of  checking  the 
progress  of  a.iy  fire. 

Section  14.   The  said  hooks  and  ladders, axes  and  saws  shall  be  kept  in  Hooks  and  ladders 
some  safe  and  convenient  place  to  be  desiguated  by  the  common  council,  to  be    examiaed 
and  the  foreman  or  assistant  foreman  shall  at  kaat  once  a  month,  exam-  monthly, 
ine  their  state  and  condition,  and  shall  cause  them  to  bo  kept  in  a  porfect 
Btate  of  readiness  for  use. 

Section  15.  At  every  fire  the  foreman  or  in  his  absence   the  assistant  Fine  for  not  attcn- 
foreman  of  each  fire  company,  shall  note  the  names  of  ^hs    absent  mem-  dbg  fires, 
bers  and  report  the  same  to  the  chief  engineer  and  in  default  thereof  shall 
forfeit  and  pay  the  penalty  ot  three  dollars. 

Section  16.  Each  member  of  a  hook  and  ladder  and  axe  and  saw  com-  Menibers  to  wear 
pany  (not  an  officer)  shall  wear  a  cap  painted  black,  with  the  iniiiti's  of  caiie  ect. 
nis  name  and  the  number  of  the  company  to  which  he  belongs,  with  a 
hook  and  ladder,  or  axe  and  saw  painted  in  vrhite  in  front  thereof. 

Fire  Hoss,  Men. 

Sect.  17.  A  sufficient  number  of  perscas  shall  be  selected  by  the  chief 
engineer  from  the  several  engine  companies,   whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  tendfireaa-Ztheir 
carry  the   e>tra  fire  hose  to  every  fire  and  there  distribute  the  same  -is  duties, 
may  be  required  by  the  foreman  or   assistant  foreman  of  the   respective 
engine  companies. 

Sect.  18.  On  arriving  at  the  fire  with'  the  hose,  two  men  will  remain 
by  each  ho£e  car,  the  other  hose  men  will  repair  to  the  fire  engines  to 
which  they  respectively  belong. 

Sect.  19.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  hose  men  thus  selected  to  choose 
from  among  themselves,  a  foreman  and  assistant  iureraan,  who  shall  su- 
perintend the  conveyance  of  the  hose  to  and  from  fines,  and  to  keep  tha 
m.mt  at  all  times  in  perfect  readiness  for  use. 

Sect.  20.  Everv  hose  mun  shall  in  addition  to  the  Initials  of  his  name 


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and  the  number  of  the  company  to  which  he  belongs  have  a  coil  of  hose 
painted  in  white  on  the  front  ot  his  cap. 

Badges  of  Officers  at  Fires. 
Sect,  21.  The  Mayor  and  Aldermen,  shall  severally  bear  a  gilded  flame 
Mayor  and  Alder-  at  the  top  and  not  be  required  to  bear  any  other  badge  of  office. 
™^°"  Sect.  5"3.  The  chief  engineer  shall  wear  a  leathern  cap  painted  white 

Chief  Engineer,  with  a  gilded  front,  and  the  words  ''  chief  enpneer"  painted  thereon  in 
black  and  shall  also  carry  a  bright  speaking  trumpet  with  the  word 
'•  chief  engineer"  painted  therson. 

Sect.  Ho.  The  assistant  engineers  shall  wear  leathern  caps  painted 
Assistant  en<^ineer  white  except  the  combs,  which  shall  be  black  with  a  gilded  front,  and  the 
words  and  figv^res  "engineer  No.  1"  and  "engineer  No.  2"  painted 
therecain  black.  They  shall  each  of  them  also  carry  a  speaking  trump- 
et painted  black  with  the  words  and  figures  "  engineer  No.  I"  and  "  en- 
gineer No.  2"  painted  thereon  in  white. 

Sect.  24.  The  tire  wardens  shall  severally   wear   a  hat  with  the  brim 
Fire  WarJsas.      black,  the  crown  p?.inLed  ^vhite,  and  the  word  "  warden"  painted  in  front 
in  black,  and  shall  also  carry  a  white  speaking  trumpet,  with  the  word 
"  warden''  painted  thereon  in  black. 

Sect.  25.  The  foreman  of  each  engine  company,  shall  wear  a  cap  pain- 
ted black  with  a   wuiio  iiont,  and  the  word   ''foreman"   with  the   ini- 
Foreman  of  Engl-  ^.-^^^  of  his  name   and  the   number  of  the  company  to  which  he  belongs 
painted  thereon  in  black. 

Sect.  26,  Tho  lOioman  of  each  of  tiie  hook  and  ladder  companies  shall 
Foreman  of  He  ok  wear  a  cap  painted  black,  with  a  white  front  and  the  word  "  foreman" 
and  Ladder  com-  ^^^f^  y^g  initials  of  his  name  and  the  number  of  the  company  to  which 
panics.  j^^  belongs,  and  a  hook  and  ladder  painted  thereon  in  black. 

Sect.  27.  TKz  ^isistant  to  each  respective  company  shall  wear  a  cap, 
Assistant*.  painted  in  the  same  manuei  as  that  of  the   foreman   of  the  company  to 

which  he  belongs  with  the  word  "  assistant"  painted  thereon  in  lieu  of 
the  word  "  foreman." 

Sect.  23.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  chief  engineer  to  report  to  the  com- 
Ch"  fE    ■neerto"^'^^  council,   the  name  ol  every  person  who  shall   neglect  or  lefuse  to 
report.  °^"^        comply  with  the  foregoing  regulations,  which  said  persons  shall  thereup- 
on be  subject  to  be  removed  from  the  fire  department. 

Constc'Mcs  at  Fires. 

Sect.  29.  Every  constable  shall  rep.iir  immediately  at  the  alarm  of  fire 

.        .,  with  his  staff  of  office,  painted  v;hite  to  the  place  where  the  fire  may  be 

Their     u  xcs   a^  ^^ ,  t]^er3  report  himself  and  remain  subject  to  the  direction  of  the  Mayor 

or  any  Alderman  for  the  preservation  of  the  peace  and  the  removal  of  all 

idle  or  su.ipLv.l:d  persons,  or  others  not  aciaaily  or  respectfully  employed 

in  the  extinguishing  such  fire  or  the  preservation  of  property  in  the  vi- 

ciuily  thereof. 

Citizens  and  Inhabitants. 
Sect.  30.  Every  person  who  may  repair  to  a  fire  shall  be  obedient  to  the 
Their    duties   at  orders  of  the  Mayor,  Alderman,  fire  Wardens,   the  chief  engineer  and  as- 
fire».  sistant  engineers  in  the  extinguishment  of  fires  and  the  removal  of  prop- 

erty, and  in  case  any  person  shall  refuse  to  obey  such  orders  he  shall  for- 
feit the  penalty  of  five  dollars.  The  citizens  and  inhabitants  shall  res- 
pectively, if  the  fire  happens  at  night,  place  a  lighted  candle  or  lamp  at 
the  front  door  or  windows  of  their  respective  dwellings,  there  to  remain 
during  the  night  unless  the  fire  be  sooner  extinguished. 

Sect.  32,  It  shall  bo  lawful  for  the  foreman  or  assistant  foreman  of  fire 

To  assist  in  draw-  engine  or  other  companies,  or  for  the  Mayor,  Alderman,  chief  engineer 

ing  Engines.         or  either  of  the  assistants,  to  require  the  aid  of  every  citizen  or  inhabitant 

in  drawing  any  engine  or  other  apparatus  to  the  fire  or  near  about*the 

fire,  and  on  neglect  or  refusal  to  comply  with  such  requisition  the  offender 

shall  pay  a  penalty  of  one  dollar. 

Sect.  33.  Every  person  wilfully  offering  any  hindrance  to  any  officer  or 
Penalty  for  hin-  fireman  in  the  performance  of  his  duty  at  a  fire  shall  be  subject  to  penal- 
denng  firemea-     ty  of  twenty  fivG  dollars  for  each  offence. 


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Sect.  34.  If  an)'  person  shall  wilfully  injure  in  any  manner  any  hose 
Penalty  for  injur-  ^re  engine  or  other  fire  apparatus,  belonging  to  the  city  of  Chicafro,  the' 
teg  Engines  0  rfire  offender  sliall  for  every  such  offence  forfeit  and  pay  a  penalty  of  Twenty 
apparatu*.  five   dollars,   besides  being  liable  to  an  action  tor  the  damage  or  injury, 

done. 

Sect.  35.  Every  dwelling  house  or  other  building  ccntainin'r   one  fire. 

Fire  buckets  to  be  place  or  sto',e,  shall  have  one  good  painted  leatuern  tin  hvVat,  with  the 

kept.  ir^ilials  of  the  owner.,  iia.aa  painted  thereon.      Eveiy   building  with  two 

or  'lore  ure  p.u.^..3  or  stcvc3,  shall  hr.ve  tv/o  cuch  buckets.     Every  owner 

of  such  bui':'.;ijg  or  leaser  of  the  same   tor  i.  term  cTjear^.   not   nrovided 

with  such  buckets  as  aforcGaid,  shall  I'orrejt  two  dciiars  for  each  aeficient 

Penalty  for  failin-  b"'^"'^'^'  '^^^^  ^'^®  further  sum  ci  one  dolkr  for  each  month  he  shall  neglect 

to  procure.         °  to  pro>ride  himseix  ^vilh  such  backet  or  buciiets  alter  he   shall  have  been 

notified  by  a  fire  warden  so  to  do. 

Sect.  36.  That  every  able  bodied  inliabitant  shall  upon  an  alarm  of  fire 
Inhabitants  to  at-  ^'^P^^r  ^0  the  place  of  the  fire  with  his  lire  bucket  or  buckets,  if  he  shall 
tend  fires.  have  any,  there  to  be  under  the  direction  of  the  several  officers,  as  is  pro- 

vided in  the  first  section   of  the  subdivision  of  this   ordinance   entitled 
Penalty  for  neg-  "  citizens  and  inhabitants"  and  in  default  thereof  each  person  shall  pay  a 
lect.  "  penalty  of  five  dollars. 

Skct.  37.   Every  occupant  of  any  building  shall  keep  the  aforesaid  fire 
Fire     buckets  buckets  in  the  front  hall  of  said  building  or  in  some  other  convenient  and 
where  to  be  kept,  accessible  place  under  the  penalty  of  one  dollar. 

FIFTH  Divisio:^. 
Regulating  Weights  and  Measures. 
Section  1.  Every  person  engaged  in    the   buying  or  selling  of  goods 
^     ,  wares  or  merchandi/.e,  using  weights,   measures,    scale  beam    or  steel 

be* sealed'^ and  J'^^'^^  ^^  wplghing  or  measuring  any  article   inteiidcd  to  be  purchased  or 
marked.  sold  in  said  city,  shall  cause    such   weights,    measures,    scdle  beams   or 

steel  yards,  to  be  sealed  and  marked  by  the  sealer  of  weio-hts  and  meas- 
ures for  said  city,  and  if  any  person  shs.ll  us-e  anv  weight,' measure,  scale 
beam  or  steel  yard  for  weighing  or  measuring  any  article  lor  purchase  or 
sale  in  said  city,  not  so  sealed  and  marked  as  aforesaid,  he  shall  forfeit 
the  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  each  offence. 

Section  2.  Ail  weights,  measures,  scale  beams  and  steel  yards,  sealed 
To  conform  to  and  adjusted  by  the  said  sealer,  bhall  be  made  conformable  to  the  standard 
standard.  of  this  state,  and  shall  be  ruarked  by  him. 

Section  3.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  sealer,  and  he  is  hereby  author- 
Sealer  toin.pect  ^^^^  ^^  inspect  and  examine,  at  least  once  in  each  year,  and  n^  much  of- 
weights  &e.  an-  tener  as  he  may  thmk  proper,  all  weights,  measures,  scale  beams  and 
nually.  steel  yards  used  in  said  city,   for   measuring  and  weighing  as  aforesaid, 

and  if  any  person  shall  refuse  to  exhibit  any  such  weights, -measures  and 
scale  beains  or  steel  yards,  to  the  said  sealer  for  the  purpose  of  examin- 
ation and  inspection  as  aforesaid,  such  person  shall  forfeit  the  penalty  ot 
five  dollars  for  each  offence,  and  if  any  person  shall  obstruct  the  said 
sealer  in  the  performance  of  the  duties  herel>v  imposed  upon  him,  such 
person  shall  forfeit  the  penalty  of  ten  dollars  iuc  every  such  offence. 
Section  4.  The  said  sealer  shall  be  entitled  to  receive  the  followin? 
Fees  of  Sealer,  fees  for  inspecting  and  examining  weights,  measuras  and  scale  beams 
used  in  said  city  from  the  person  for  whom  tlie  same  is  performed.  For 
every  weig]-.t  oi  fourteen  pounds  or  upwards  tv.'o  cents,  and  for  every 
weight  of  a  smaller  denomina'iun  one  cc:;!;,  and  for  every  liquid,  yard 
and  dry  measure,  and  every  scale  i)eam  or  steel  yard  two  cents.'  'All 
weights.  measares,and  scale  beams,  as  aforesaid,  snail  be  inspected  at  the 
several  places  where  the  same  are  used,  but  if  they  be  found  not  conf^^r- 
mable  to  the  standard  of  this  state,  they  shn.l)  be  sent  by  the  owner  there- 
of to  such  place  in  the  city  as  the  sealer  shall  direct,  for  the  purpose  of 
being  sealed  and  adjusted  within  three  days,  after  the  owner  thereof  shall 
be  required  so  to  do  by  the  sealer,  under  the  penally  of  ten  dollars  for 
each  offence. 


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Sectiox  5.  Ii  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  aforesaUi  sMiler  to  make  th« 
Scaler    not    to  afoi'esaid  charges  for  inspecting  and  examining  weights,  measures,   soal» 
charge  fees  more  beams  and  sieel  yards  as  aforesaid,  oftener  than  once  in  each  year,  unles* 
thau     once     iu  j^^g  same  shall  be  found  not  conformable  to  the  standard  of  this  state. 
cLeh  year.  Section  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  sealer  to  make  a  regular   ro- 

Fe'-.ier  to  make  gisterof  all  the  weights,  measure:?,  scale  beams  and  steel  yards  inspected 
a  register  &■  re-  ^y  \i\xn^  in  which  he  shall  state  the  names  of  the  owners  of  the  same,  and 
ef  per' c^s^-^sT-i^  whether  thej  arc  conformidable  to  the  standard  ot  this  state,  and  it  shall 
f<ilss  weights."  also  be  his  duty  to  report  to  the  Common  Council,  the  names  of  all  per- 
sons whose  weights,  measures,  scale  beams  or  steel  yards  are  incorrect 
and  to  deliver  a  copy  of  his  said  register  to  the  Clerk  of  the  city. 

SllTU   DIVISION. 

Of  Nuisances  and  the.  Preservation  of  Good  Order. 
Section  1.  If  any  person  shall  keep  a   billiard  table,  shuffle  board,    E. 
Nop«r»-3ntokeep  q   table,  pharo  bank,  or  any  other   instrument  of  gaming,  where    or  on 
gumiug    uMtru-    ^^  ^^^^^^^  which  money,   liquor  or  other  articles   shall  in   any   manner  be 
played  for,  or  if  any  person  shall  keep  a  disorderl)»  or  gaming  house,  such 
person  shall  for  each  and  every  offence  forfeit  and  pay  a  penalty  of  twen- 
ty uve  dollars,  and  also  the  further  penalty  of  twenty  five  dollars  for  ev- 
ery forty  eight  hours  during  which  such  person   shall  continue  to  keep 
ihe  same,  after  tho  first  conviction  for  any  violations  of  this  section. 
SecT'ON  2:  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  make,  aid  countenance  or 
Tliob  Bad    (51»or-  assist  in  making  any  improper  noise,  riot,  disturbance  or  diversion  in  the 
derly  assemblage*  streets  or  elsewhere.     And  all  persons  who   shall   collect   in   bodies   or 
prohiKted^  crowds,  for  unlawful  purposes,  to  the  annoyance  or  disturbance  o^  citi- 

zens or  travelers,  shall  for  each  offence  forfeit  and  pay  a  penalty  of  not 
less  than  one  dollar,  nor  exceeding  twenty  five  dollars  in  the  discretioa 
of  the  court  or  the  magistrate  convicting. 

Section  3.  No  person  shall  swim  or  bathe  in  the  waters  of  any  of  tho 

K(3     person     to  rivers  or  streams  in  said  city,  nor  in  Lake  Michigan  within  halfe  a  mile 

sw-im    cr    batht  of  the  beach,  south  of  the  north  cast  angle  of  Kinzie's  addition,  and  north 

•vnthia  teriinlim- ^j..j^g  gQ^^j^j^  Ijj^g  Q^'ggj.^Qn  (^Ct,een.      JNor  shall   any    pexson   during  the 

hours  of  d-xylight  svi?im  or  bathe  in  any  other  parts  ot  said  lake  opposite 

this  city  within  half  a   mile  of  the  beach,  and  any  person  violating  either 

prohibition  of  this  section,  shall  for  each  offence  forfeit  and  pay  a  penalty 

of  two  dollars. 

Section  4.  Any  person  who  shall  solicit  alms  withofut  a  writtea  per- 
Beggtng  without  ni^.ssion  from  the  Mayor,  from  citizens,  shall  pay  a  penalty  for  each  of- 
pc-rniiision     froci  ^^^^^  ^^  ^^^^  dollars. 

_^o^inajorprou  -  ggcxioN  5.  No  person  shall  throw,  place  or  deposit,  or  suffer  his  or 
Kacbg  nuisances  her  servant,  child  or  family  to  throw,  place  or  deposite  any  dung,  dead 
ia  streets  forbid-  animal,  camon,  putred  meat  or  fish  entrals  or  decayed  vegitables  or  nui-^ 
^^-  sances'of  any  kindin  any  street,  avenue,  lane  or  public  square  in  said 

city.     And  any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  prohibitions  contain- 
Ponaltyfor.  ^^  j^  ^j^^^  section  shall  for  each  offence  forfeit  and  pay  a  penalty   of  two 

dollars. 

Section  6.  No  owner  or  occupant  of  any  lot  or  tenement  in  said  city, 
No  T>erfon  to  per-  shall  cause  or  furnish,  any  nuisance  to  be  or  remain  m  or  upon  the  same 
mit'any  nuisaui-e  lot  or  tenement,  or  between  the  same  and  the  centre  of  the  street  adjoin- 
to  Mip^-in  on  coy  j^^  upon  the  pain  of  forfeiting  the  i^enalty  of  two  dollars  tor  each  andev- 
iOt  or  .T'jp.  w-  ^^■'  p^^-^j^^y  j-Qjjj.  hours  during  which  the  same  nuisance  shall  be  or  remain 
by  thcra.  on  the  came  lot  or  tenement,  or  on  such  part  ot  the  streets  adjoming  as 

aforesaid,  but  no  single  recovery  shall  exceed  the  sum  of  twenty  five  dollars. 
I1;ect.on  7.  Ino  store  keeper,  trader  or  grocer,  nor  any  other  person  ex- 
cept Inn  keepers  duly  licensed,  shall  sell  or  give  away  any  ardent  spirits 
wl5'**'to  '^^\^°  ^  ^'■'  ^^'  -rank  iu  his  or  her  store,  shop,  grocery,  out  house,  yard  or  garden, 
^c:.ticr"c7L-  owned  or  occupied  by  the  person  selling  or  giving  away  the  same,  or  sell 
4i)aas/  or  give  away  any  ardent  spirits  or  other  intoxicatmg  liquors  to  any  child, 


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apprentic*  or  serrant,  without  the  consen-t  of  his  or  hor  parent,  guardian 
master  or  mistress,  or  to  any  Indian  under  penalty  of  twenty  five  dollars. 

SEVENTH   PI  VISION. 

Ord'niary  or  Viiuoling  Houses. 
Skct.  1.  No  person  shall  after  the  fifteenth  day  of  June  next,   keep 
Croeert(^&<}.ta  within  the  city  of  Chicago  any  tavern,  petty  groce'ry,  ordinary  or  vilual- 
***  ling  house,  where  oysters,  clams,  liquors  or  meat  shall   be  sold  unless 

licensed  for  that  purpose  by  the  common  council  under  the  hand  of  the 
Mayoragreeably;totheo5th  section  of  the  act  incorporating  said  city. and 
whoever  shall  violate  tlie  prohibition  in  this  section  contained  shall  for- 
feit the  penalty  of  twenty  five  dollars,  and  the  further  penally  of  ten  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  week  any  such  tavern,  petty  grocery,  ordinary 
or  vitualing  house  as  aforesaid  shall  be  continued,  without  being  licen- 
sed as  aforesaid,  after  a  conviction  for  the  first  offence  under  this  sect. 
Sect.  2.  If  a  recovery  in  an  action  at  law  shall  be  had  against  any 
S!^j-f^feitu°eP"^?^°^^^^^  ^"^^^^  bond  to  be  executed  as  provided  in  the  preceding 
of  ucenoe.  section,  such  recovery  shall  be  and  is  hereby  declared  to  be  a  forfeiture 

of  the  licence  of  such  person  and  all  the  privileges  thereby  granted  and 
conferred. 

EIGHTH   DIVISION. 

Public  Market. 
SEct.  I.  All  persons  keeping  fresh  meat  or  fish  for  sale  in  this  city, 
wMc^h^neats  i"  ^^^^^  ^'  ^^^  times  keep  the  building  in  which  such  meat  or  fish  is  expo- 
are  exposed  for  ^^^^  ^^^  ^"^^'  '^^'^^^  ^^^  free  from  any  disagreeable  smell;  and  any  per- 
saic,  to  be  kept  son  neglecting  to  comply  with  this  or  the  next  succeeding  section,  shall 
*J^'i"-  for  each  offence  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  five  dollars. 

Sect.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  one  or  more  of  the  commissioners  of 
To  be  iuspectod  the  board  of  health  to  inspect  the  state  of  all  places  within  this  city,  in 
ej-3  o°me IJo^d  ^^^^^  ^'^^^^  ^^^^  or  fish  is  exposed  for  sale  once  in  each  month  between 
of  health.  ^^®  fii'st  of  November,  and  the  first  of  April,  and  once  in  each  week  be- 

tween the  first  of  April  and  the  first  of  November,  and  if  they  shall  find' 
the  foregoing  section  to  be  not  complied  with,  they  shall  order  the  said 
building  or  buildings  to  be  cleansed;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  per- 
son or  persons  in  charge  of  said  building  or  buildings  to  facilitate  such 
examination,  and  when  directed  as  aforesaid,  to  cause  such  place  or  pljt- 
ces  to  be  cleansed  and  put  in  a  healthy  condition. 

NINTH    DIVISION. 

Of  the  running  at  large  of  Sheep,  Swijie^  (^c. 

Animah  not  to  Sect.  1.  No  goats,  sheep  or  swine,  or  any  of  such  animals  shall  ba 

run  at  large.         permitted  to  run  at  large  in  the  city  of  Chicago  at  any  time,  and  if  found 

running  at  large,  each  and  every  of  such  animals  maybe  impounded  in 

the  common  pound  of  said  city,  from  whence  they  shall  not  be  released 

until  the  owner  or  owners,  or  some  other  person,  shall  pay  to  the  pound 

keeper  the  sum  of  fifty  cents  tor  each  swine,   other  than  sucking  pigs, 

*"  -■  and  one  shilling  for  each  pig,  fifty  cents  for  each  sheep,  and  one  dollar 

for  each  and  every  other  of  the  animals  so  impounded,   besides  the 

pound  keepers  fees,  for  the  use  of  the  city. 

Sect.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  pound  keeper  to  provide  necessary 
Pound  keeper  to  sustenance  for  all  animals  impounded  in  the  public  pound,  and  the  rea- 
provide  uecessary  sonable  cost  of  providing  such  sustenance  for  each  animal,  shall  be  paid 
sustenance  for  aa-  to  the  pound  keeper  before  such  animal  shall  be  released  irom  the  pound; 
TlTbelJir       ^°^  ^^  ^^-^^^  ^''^  \a\vh\\  for  the  pound  keeper  to  sell  at  public  vendue  any 
animal  or  animals  impounded  pursuant  to  the  preceding  section  at  any 
time  after  the  expiration  of  three  days  from  the  time  they  shall  be  so 
impounded,  the  said  pound  keeper  giving  at  least  forty-eight  hours  pre- 
vious public  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  sale  by  advertisement  to  be 
put  up  at  the  pound,  and  on  the  door  of  the  court  house,  and  at  the  post- 


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Monies  received 
by  pound  keeper 
for  animals  sold, 
to  be  paid  into 
the  treasury. 

Pound  keeper's 
f«e*. 


P«wer  •r  Board. 


office  ill  said  city;  but  il'  said  animals  or  any  of  them  are  redeemed  or 
an  offer  is  made  to  redeem  by  paj'-jng  the  pound  keepers  fees  and  the 
penalty  prescribed  in  the  preceding  section,  and  the  expense  of  suste- 
nance as  aforesaid,  at  any  lime  before  they  are  actually  sold,  the  same 
shall  not  then  be  sold,  but  shall  be  released  by  the  pound  keeper.  The 
pound  keeper  shall  render  to  the  common  council  quarterly,  a  true  state- 
ment of  all  fees  and  of  all  monies  received  by  him  either  for  penalties 
or  animals  sold  by  him,  and  if  he  shall  fail  to  render  such  account,  he 
shall  be  removed  from  his  office:  And  the  pound  keeper  shall  not  pur- 
cha^e,  or  be  interested  directly  or  indirectly  in  any  manner  in  the  pur- 
chase of  any  animal  sold  by  him  as  pound  keeper,  under  a  penalty  of 
ten  dollars  and  a  forfeiture  ot  his  office. 

Sect.  3.  All  monies  received  by  the  pound  keeper  for  animals  sold  by 
him,  by  virtue  of  the  preceding  sections,  after  deducting  therefrom  the 
fees  and  charges  for  sustenance,  shall  be  promptly  paid  by  him  to  the 
city  treasurer. 

Sect.  4.  The  pound  keeper  shall  exact  and  receive  for  his  fees  in  re- 
ceiving and  discharging  or  selling  every  goat,  the  sum  of  twenty-five 
cents  and  no  more;  for  each  swine  or  sheep,  twelve  and  a  half  cents  ; 
and  for  suitable  and  proper  sustenance  for  each  goat,  twelve  and  a  half 
cents,  and  for  each  head  of  sheep  and  swine,  six  cents  for  every  twenty- 
four  hours  the  same  shall  be  kept. 

Sect.  5.  If  any  person  or  persons  shall  break  open,  or  in  any  manner 
directly  or  indirectly  aid  or  assist  in  breaking  open  the  city  pound,  said 
person  or  persons  shall  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Sf.ct.  6.  That  each  and  every  person  who  shall  hinder,  delay  or  ob- 
struct any  person  or  persons  engaged  in  driving  to  the  city  pound  any 
animal  or  animals,  beast  or  beasts  liable  to  be  impounded  in  the  city 
pound,  shall  for  each  and  every  hindrance,  delay  or  obstruction,  and  for 
each  and  every  person  delayed,  be  liable  to  a  penalty  of  five  dollars,  to 
be  sued  for  and  recovered  in  an  action  of  debt,  in  the  name  of  the  city 
of  Chicago,  in  any  court  having  cognizance  thereof. 

TENTH   DIVISION. 

Of  the  Board  of  Health. 

Sect.  1.  The  Board  of  Health  shall  make  diligent  inquiry  with  respect 
to  all  nuisances  which  may  exist  in  the  city,  which  they  may  deem  ob- 
noxious to  the  health  and  lives  of  its  inhabitants  ;  and  shall  have  full 
power  to  order  the  removal  of  the  same  at  their  discretion,  under  the 
penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  every  refusal  or  neglect  of  any  person 
in  complying^  with  such  order. 

Sect.  2.  That  all  persons  in  said  city  not  being  residents  thereof  who 
shall  be  infected  with  any  infectious  or  pestilential  disease,  and  all  things 
within  said  city  which  in  the  opinion  of  the  said  Board  shall  be  infected 
by  or  tainted  with  pestilential  matter  and  ought  to  be  removed  so  as  not 
to  endanger  the  health  of  the  city,  shall  by  order  ot  the  said  board  or 
health  be  removed  to  some  proper  place  not  exceeding  three  miles  beyond 
the  bounds  of  said  city,  to  be  provided  by  the  said  board  at  the  expense 
of  said  city;  and  the  said  board  may  order  any  furniture  or  wearing  ap- 
parel to  be  destroyed  whenever  they  may  judge  it  necessary  for  the  health 
of  the  city. 

Sect.  3.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  said  Board  to  direct  some  suitable  per- 
son, by  them  to  be  authorized  tbr  the  purpose,  to  enter  in  the  day  time 
and  examine  any  building  of  any  kind,  cellar,  lot  of  ground,  alley,  sink, 
vault  or  privy,  which  they  may  have  reason  to  believe  are  foul,  damp, 
sunken  or  ill-constructed,  and  may  direct  the  cleansing,  altering  and 
amending  the  same  and  removing  all  nuisances  in  and  about  the  said  pre- 
mises :  And  the  street  commissioner  shall,  from  time  to  time,  report  to 
the  board  of  health  or  to  the  Mayor,  all  such  buildings,  cellars,  lots, 
alleys,  sinks,  vaults  or  privies,  public  or  private  docks  and  slips,  as  may 


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in  his  judgment  require  to  be  cleansed,  altered  or  amended  for  the  secu- 
rity of  the  health  of  the  city. 

Sfxt.  4.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  said  Board  of  Health  to  direct  any 
stagnant  waters  to  be  drained  off  or  removed  from  any  lot  or  out  of  any 
street,  and  if  any  owner  or  possessor  of  ground,  on  which  such  stagnant 
water  may  be,  shall  omit  to  obey  the  directions  of  the  board  witli  regard 
to  its  removal  or  draining  off,  such  offender  shall  pay  a  penalty  of  twenty 
five  dollars;  and  the  said  board  shall  have  authority  at  their  election  to 
enforce  and  put  in  execution  the  directions  so  given  atthe  expense  of  the 
offender. 

Sect.  5.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  said  Board  to  prohibit  the  use  of 
such  vats,  pits  or  pools  of  stationary  water,  whether  from  tanneis,  skin- 
ners, dyers,  or  other  persons,  as  they  may  deem  dangerous  to  the  public 
health  :  And  if  any  orders  given  by  them  in  the  premises  shall  be  dis- 
obeyed, the  offender  shall  forfeit  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  ofience ; 
And  further,  no  tanners,  skinners  or  other  persons,  shall  bring  to  and' 
keep  during  the  term  of  twenty-four  hours,  in  any  part  of  the  city,  anv 
undressed  or  uncurried  hides,  skins  or  leather,  or  any  blubber  or  other 
materials  whatever  for  dressing  the  same,  which  may  cause  any  noisome 
or  offensive  smell,  under  the  penalty  ot  ten  dollars  for  every  tvi^enty-four 
hours  the  same  shall  be  so  kept,  'but  no  single  recovery  shall  exceed 
twenty-five  dollars  ;  and  the  board  of  heaUh  may,  at  the  expense  of  the 
offender,  procure  the  removal  of  such  undressed  or  uncurried  hides,  skins 
or  leather,  or  blubber,  or  other  materials  whatever  for  dressing  the  same' 
which  may  be  noisome  or  ofiensive  as  aforesaid.  * 

Sect.  (5.  Every  butcher  or  other  person  immediately  afler  killing  any 
beeves,  calves,  sheep  or  other  cattle,  shall  destroy  the' offal,  garbage  and 
tther  offensive  and  useless  parts  thereof,   or  convey  the  same  into  some 
place  where  the  same  shall  not  be  injurious  or  offensive  to  the  inhabitants 
under  a  penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  every  offence.  ' 

Sect.  7.  No  person  shall  cast  or  have  exposed,  the  dead  carcase  of  any 
horse,  cow,  hog,  dog,  or  other  animal,  in  any  street,  lane,  alley,  yard  or 
lot  withm  this  city,  under  the  penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars  for  each 
offence. 

Sect.  S.  Whenever  any  putrid  or  unsound  beef,  pork,  fish,  hides  or 
any  skins  of  any  kind,  or  any  other  putrid  or  unsound  substance  shall  be 
found  in  any  part  of  the  city,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  of  health 
to  cause  the  same  to  be  destroyed  or  to  be  disposed  of  in  such  other  manr 
ner  as  may  be  equally  secure  as  regards  the  public  health.  And  if  any 
person  shall  resist  the  city  constable  or  either  of  the  members  of  the 
board  of  health  in  the  execution  of  the  duties  hereby  imposed,  or  shall 
disturb,  hinder  or  molest  them  therein,  such  offender  shall  forfeit  the 
penalty  of  twenty-five  dollars. 

Passed  May  l^lh,  1837. 

W.  B.  OGDEN,  Mayor, 
Attest,  Isaac  N.  Arnold,  CVk. 


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AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  AUCTlONEERg. 

Be  it  ordered  by  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago: 

Sect.  1.  All  sales  at  Public  Auction  in  this  City,  shall  be  made  by  an  auctioneer 
who  shall  have  received  a  licence,  and  given  the  security  hereinafter  required,  or  by 
a  copartner  or  clerk  of  such  auctioneer,  under  circumstances  as  hereinafter  descri- 
bed, except  Sherifl's,  Coroner's  or  Constable's  sales  under  legal  process. 

Sect.  2.  The  Mayor  of  said  City  is  hereby  authorized  to  grant  licenses  to  auction- 
eers in  said  city,  upon  the  payment  of  fifty  dollars  to  the  Treasurer  of  said  city,  by 
said  auctioneer,  and  by  his  entering  into  a  bond  to  said  city,  with  two  sufficient  free- 
holders of  said  city  as  his  sureties,  in  the  penalty  of  two  thousand  dollars  to  be  appro- 
ved by  the  common  conneil,  conditional,  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of 
such  auctioneer,  and  for  the  payment  of  the  duties,  that  are  hereby,  or  shall  be  here- 
after imposed  by  law,  and  shall  accrue  on  sales  made  by  him  or  under  his  direction. 
The  said  license  shall  be  in  force  for  one  year  from  its  date. 

Setc.  3.  All  goods,  Vv ares  and  merchandize,  and  every  other  species  of  personal 
property,  which  shall  at  any  time  be  exposed  to  sale  by  public  auciion  within  ihis  city 
with  the  exceptions  herein  aiier  mentioned,  shall  be  subject  each  and  every  lime  they 
shall  be  struck  off,  to  duties  of  the  following  rates,  namely  : 

1.  All  wines  and  ardent  spirits,  foreign  or  domestic  at  the  rate  of  two  dollars  on  ev 
cry  hundred  dollars. 

2.  All  other  goods,  wares,  merchandize  and  effects,  at  the  rate  of  one  dollar  and 
fifty  cents  on  every  hundred  dollars. 

The  duties  shall  be  calculated  on  the  sums  for  which  the  goods  so  exposed  to  sale 
shall  be  respectively  stuck  off,  and  shall  in  all  cases  be  paid  by  the  auctioneer  making 
the  sale. 

Sect.  4.  All  articles  which  shall  be  sold  by,  or  in  the  name  of  an  auctioneer  on 
commission,  whether  at  auction  or  private  sale,  shall  be  liable  to  the  payment  of  tha 
duties  before  enumerated. 

Sect.  5.  No  auction  duties  shall  be  payable  upon  the  following  goods  and  articles. 

1.  Ships  and  vessels. 

2.  Utensils  of  husbandry,  horse.s,  neat  cattle,  hogs  and  sheep. 

3.  Articles  of  the  growth,  produced  or  manufactured,  of  this  state,  except  di.stilied 
Spirits. 

Sect.  6.  Goods  and  chatties  otherwise  liable  to  auction  duties  shall  be  exempt 
therefrom,  if  they  should  be  sold  under  the  following  circumstances  : 

1.  If  they  shall  belong  to  the  United  States. 

2.  If  they  shall  be  sold  under  any  judgment  or  decree  of  any  court  of  law  or  equity, 
or  under  a  seizure  of  any  public  officer,  for  or  on  account  of  any  forfeiture,  penally,  or 
under  a  distress  for  rent. 

3.  If  they  shall  belong  to  the  estate  of  a  deceased  person,  and  be  sold  by  his  execu- 
tors or  administrators,  or  by  any  other  person  duly  authorized  by  a  Judge  of  Probate  or 
Probate  Justice. 

4.  If  they  shall  be  the  effect.*;  of  a  bankrupt  or  insolvent,  and  be  sold  by  his  assigns 
appointed  pursuant  to  law  £.sby  a  general  assignment  for  the  benefit  of  all  the  credi- 
tors of  such  bankrupt  or  insolvent. 

5.  If  they  shall  be  goods  damaged  by  water  transportation  and  be  sold  within  twen- 
ty days  after  they  shall  have  been  landed  for  the  benefit  of  the  owners,  in  which  case 
there  shall  in  order  to  exempt  said  goods  from  said  duties,  be  attached  to  the  returns 
hereinafter  specified,  the  affidavit  of  the  owners,  his  agent,  or  some  other  credible 
witness  acquainted  with  the  fact,  staling  that  the  said  goods  were  not  insured  and 
that  the  same  were  sold  for  the  benefit  of  the  owner  or  owners  alone. 

Sect.  7.  Every  person  who  shall  sell,  or  attempt  to  sell  at  public  auction,  ajny  goods 
or  effects,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  for  each 
offence  a  fine  of  not  less  than  fifty  dollars,  nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars,  at  the 
discretion  of  the  court  before  whom  the  said  conviction  shall  bo  had. 

Sect.  8.  Every  auctioneer  licensed  as  aforesaid,  in  case  of  his  inability  to  attend 
an  auciion  by  sickness,  by  his  duty  as  a  fireman,  by  reason  of  military  arrears  or  by  ne- 
cessary attendance  in  a  court  of  justice,  or  in  case  of  his  temporary  absence  from  the 
ftihy,  may  employ  a  copartner  or  clerk  to  hold  such  auction  in  his  name  or  behalf. 


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Sect.  9.  No  auctioneer  in  this  city  shall  at  the  same  time  have  more  than  one  house 
or  store  for  the  purpose  of  holding  his  auctions.  And  every  such  auctioneer,  before 
he  shall  enter  upon  the  execution  of  his  business,  shall  designate  in  a  writing  signed 
by  him,  such  house  or  store,  and  shall  also  name  therein  the  partner  or  partners  if  any 
engaged  with  him  in  business  and  shall  file  such  writing  with  the  clerk  of  the  city. 

fcJKcT.  10.  When  goods  shall  be  struck  off  at  auction  and  the  bargain  shall  not  be 
immediately  executed  by  the  payment  of  the  purchase  money,  or  the  delivery  of  goods 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  auctioneer,  to  enter  in  a  sale  book  to  be  kept  by  him  for  that 
purpose,  a  memorandum  of  the  sale,  specifying  the  nature,  quantity  and  price  of  the 
goods,  the  terms  of  sale,  and  the  names  of  the  purchaser  and  the  person  on  whose  ac- 
count the  sale  is  made. 

Sect.  11.  Every  auctioneer  of  said  city,  shall  make  out  in  writing  a  quarterly  ac- 
count, dated  on  the  first  days  of  July,  October,  January  and  April,  in  the  year  for 
which  he  shall  have  taken  license,  and  shall  therein  state  minutely  and  particularly. 

1.  The  sums  for  which  any  goods  or  effects  shall  have  been  sold  at  any  auction  held 
by  him,  or  on  his  behalf  from  the  time  of  his  entering  into  such  bond,  or  the  date  of 
his  last  quarterly  account. 

2.  The  da3's  on  which  such  sales  were  so  made,  and  the  amount  of  each  days  sale, 
designating  those  sales  made  by  himself  or  in  his  presence,  and  those  made  in  his  ab- 
sence by  a  partner  or  clerk  acting  in  his  behalf,  and  specifying  the  causes  of  such  ab- 
sence. 

'■i.  The  amount  of  all  private  sales  made  by  himself  or  any  of  his  partners  or  clerks 
on  commission  and  the  days  on  which  su^h  sales  were  made. 

4.  The  amount  of  the  duties  chargeable  under  the  provisions  of  this  Ordinance,  on 
all  the  sales  nublic  or  private,  mentioned  in  the  account. 

Sect.  12,  Every  such  account  within  ten  days  after  the  day  on  which  it  is  dated  shall 
be  exhibited  and  presented  to  the  common  council  of  said  city  to  be  filed  and  kept  by 
ihe  clerk. 

Sect.  13.  Every  auctioneer  exhibiting  such  account  shall  take  the  following  oath  : 

'•  1 do  solamnly  and  sincerely    swear  (or  afllrm)  that  the  account  now 

exhibited  by  me  and  to  which  I  have  subscribed  my  name,  contains  a  just  and  true 
account  of  all  the  goods,  wares,  merchandize  and  effects,  sold  or  struck  off  by  me  at 
public  sale  or  sold  by  me  at  private  sale  on  commission,  whether  subject  to  duty  or  not, 
or  sold  or  struck  off  by  others  in  my  name,  or  under  my  direction,  or  for  my  benefit, 
within  the  time  mentioned  in  the  within  account,  and  of  the  days  upon  which  the 
same  were  respectively  sold,  and  that  I  have  attended  personally  such  of  the  said  pub- 
lie  sales  as  are  not  stated  in  the  said  account  to  have  been  made  without  my  attendance, 
and  that  the  causes  therein  mentioned  of  my  absence  from  such  sales  as  I  did  not  at- 
tend are  truly  stated.  That  I  have  examined  the  entries  of  all  the  sales  mentioned  in 
the  said  account,  in  the  book  kept  for  that  purpose  and  fully  believe  this  account  to 
be  in  all  respects  correct,  and  further  that  I  have  during  the  time  therein  mentioned, 
conformed  in  all  things  to  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of  the  laws  and  ordinances  reg- 
ulating sales  by  auctioneer,  to  the  best  of  my  knowledge,  information  and  belief." — 
Such  oath  shall  be  reduced  to  writing,  endorsed  on  the  account  and  subscribed  by  the 
auctioneer  taking  it,  and  may  be  sworn  to  before  the  Mayor  or  any  other  person  au- 
thorized to  administer  oaths  in  this  state. 

Sect,  14.  Every  partner  of  such  auctioneer  shall  also  make  and  subscribe  an  oath 
to  be  endorsed  on  the  account,  that  he  believes  the  account  so  rendered  to  be  just  and 
true  in  every  particular. 

Sect.  15.  "Every  partner  or  clerk  who  shall  have  made  any  sale  on  behalf  of  an 
auctioneer,  shall  in  the  account  rendered  by  such  auctioneer  set  h's  name  or  the  ini- 
tials thereof  opposite  to  each  sale  made  by  him  mentioned  in  such  account,  and  shah 
make  and  subscribe  an  afiidavit  to  be  annexed  to  such  account,  stating  that  the 
sales  so  noted  arc  all  the  s^les  liable  to  auction  duties,  public  or  private  made  by  him 
within  the  time  mentioned  in  the  account,  and  that  the  acconnt  of  such  sales  &c. 
therein  stated  is  just  and  true,  that  such  sales  were  made  by  him  in  the  absence  of 
such  auctioneer,  who  was  unable  to  attend  from  the  causes  specified  in  his  account, 
and  that  in  all  acts  performed  by  him  in  behalf  of  such  auctioneer  during  the  time 
aforesaid,  he  had  endeavored  to  conform  to  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of  the  laws, 
and  ordinance  regulating  sales  by  auctioneers. 


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Sect.  16.  The  duties  required  to  be  paid  uri^er  thiii  ordinance,  shall  be  paid  to  the 
city  treasurer,  at  the  time  of  rendering  the  said  account,  unless  a  longer  time  shall  be 
given  by  the  common  council. 

Sect.  17.  Every  auctioneer,  and  every  partner  or  clerk  of  an  auctioneer,  who  shall 
refuse  or  neglect  to  perform  any  act  or  duty,  which  in  either  of  the  last  six  sections  of 
this  ordinance  heis  required  to  perform,  he  shall  for  each  offence  forfeit  and  pay  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  dollars. 

Scot.  18.  All  forfeitures  and  penalties  incurred  under  this  ordinance,  may  be  sued 
for  and  collected,  before  the  municipal  court,  the  Mayor,  or  any  Justice  of  the 
Peace  of  said  city.  Passed  June  12,  1837. 

Attest,  W.  B.  OGDEN,  Mayor. 

M.  D.  Ogden,  Clefk  Pro  Tern. 


AN  ORDIXANCE  DIRECTING  CERTAIN  PUBLIC   IMPROVEMENTS 

THEREIN  NAMED. 

Sect.  1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  That  all 
those  parts  oJ  Canal-street,  Clinton-street,  JefFerson-atreet  and  Desplain-street  which 
lie  south  of  Second-street,  in  said  city,  shall  be  widened  so  that  the  said  south  part  of 
the  said  streets  shall  correspond  with  the  north  parts  therrof.  Also,  all  those  parts  of 
Third-street  and  Fourth-street  which  lie  within  section  sixteen,  west  of  South  Branch, 
be  widened  so  that  the  same  shall  be  sixty  feet  wide.  And  all  that  part  of  Madison- 
street  which  lies  west  of  the  said  South  Branch,  be  widened  so  that  the  same  shall  be 
eighty  feet  wide. 

Sect.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Surveyor  to  survey,  describe  and  record  the 
said  streets  in  the  manner  required  by  the  28th  section  of  the  city  charter.  And  when 
the  same  shall  have  been  so  surveyed  and  recorded,  the  same  shall  be  public  highways 
according  to  said  survey.  It  shall  be  ths  duty  of  the  Clerk  to  cause  the  necessary  no- 
tices to  be  published  as  required  by  the  23th  section. 

Sect.  3.  The  said  City  Surveyor  is  further  directed  to  survey,  describe  and  record, 
in  manner  aforesaid,  a  street  eighty  feet  wide  which  shall  be  called  "Hoosier  Avenue," 
which  shall  commence  on  the  west  line  of  section  sixteen,  on  Second-street  and  run  in 
a  south  westerly  course  to  the  bounds  of  the  city,  in  the  direction  to  cross  the  canal  at 
Canal  Port,  in  some  eligible  place,  so  as  to  intersect  the  state  road  in  that  direction. 
And  the  Clerk  is  directed  to  cause  the  like  publications  to  be  made  as  are  directed  in 
the  second  section  of  this  Act. 

Sect.  4.  The  Street  Commissioner  is  directed  to  cause  upon  the  most  advantageous 
terms  possible,  the  following  streets  to  be  graded,  viz:  all  that  part  of  Canal-street 
which  lies  north  of  Third-street,  in  said  ciiy,  all  that  part  of  Clinton-street  which  lies 
north  of  Third-street,  in  said  city;  all  those  parts  of  First  and  Second-streets,  which 
lie  west  of  the  South  Branch  and  east  of  the  west  line  of  section  sixteen  :  And  that 
the  expenses  of  said  improvements  shail  be  assessed  as  provided  in  the  40th  section  of 
the  charter  of  said  city.     Passed  June  1st,  1837. 

Attest,  W.  B.  OGDEN,  Mayor. 

Isaac  N.  Arnold,  Clerk. 


AN  ORDINACE  AUTHORIZING  THE  I^OAN  OF  FIVE  THOUSAND 

DOIiLARS. 

Sect.  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  pi  Chicago,  That  the 
Mayor  be  directed  to  borrow  upon  the  faith  and  pledge  of  the  city  of  Chicago,  a  sum 
of  money  not  exceeding  five  thousand  dollars,  and  to  ifesue  scrips  for  the  same,  in  sums 
of  one,  two  a::d  ihree  dollars,  bearing  interest  at  the  rate  of  one  per  cent,  per  annum, 
and  payable  and  redeemable  on  the  first  day  of  July,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thous- 
and eight  hundred  and  thirty  eight,  which  said  scrip- shall  be  under  the  seal  of  the  cor- 
poration, signed  by.  the  Mayor  and  countersigned  by  the  clerk. 


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Sect.  2.  The  Revenue  of  the  said  city  is  hereby  pledged  for  tiie  repayment  of  tlie 
sums  to  be  borrowed  as  aforesaid  with  the  interest  upon  the  same.  The  said  Scrips 
shall  at  any  time  hereafter  be  received  for  or  in  payment  of  any  debts  or  dues,  due,  ow- 
ing or  to  be  paid  to  the  said  city.     Passed  June  1st,  1837. 

Attest,  W.  B.  OGDEN,  Mayor. 

Isaac  N.  Arnold,  Clerk. 


AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  THE  HARBOR. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago,  That  from  and  af- 
ter this  date  and  prior  to  the  time  of  completion  of  the  harbor  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Chicago  river  by  the  Government  of  the  United  States  or  until  otherwise  ordered — any 
Sloop,  Schooner,  Brig,  Ship,  Steam  Boat  or  ether  vessel  or  any  raft  of  Timber,  Wood 
or  Lumbe  or  any  Scow,  that  shall  anchor,  make  fast,  or  remain  in  the  said  harbor 
within  the  piers  of  the  same,  and  east  of  the  Garrison  wharf,  to  exceed  the  space  of  an 
hour,  shall  be  subject  to  pay  a  fine  of  Ten  Dollars  to  be  sued  for  and  collected  with 
costs  in  the  same  manner  provided  for  the  collections  of  penalties  for  other  violations  of 
the  ordinances  of  the  city  of  Chicago,  except  said  vessels  shall  lay  north  of,  and  one 
hundred  feet  distant  from  the  south  pier  of  said  harbor— and  in  addition  to  the  penal- 
ties hereby  affixod,  for  the  violation  of  this  ordinance.  And  vessels  so  occupying  the 
south  side  of  said  harbor  and  east  of  the  Garrison  wharf  aforesaid,  and  which  shall  bo 
run  into,  or  afoul  of  by,  or  come  in  contact  with  any  other  vessels,  either  in  entering 
or  clearing  said  harbor,  shall  be  liable  for  all  or  any  damages  such  vessel  shall  sustain 
because  of  the  obstruction  of  the  free  ingress  or  egress  of  such  vessel  into  or  out  of 
the  harbor  aforesaid. 

Provided  this  ordinance  shall  not  be  so  construed  as  to  apply  to  the  vessels  or  rafls 
necessarily  employed  or  used  in  the  construction  of  the  harbor  by  the  General  Govern- 
ment of  the  U.  S.     Passed  June  1,  1837. 

Attest,  W.  B.  OGDEN,  Mayor. 

Isaac  N.  Arnold,  CJerk. 


AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  STREETS  AND  ALIiEYS. 

Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 

Sect.  1.  That  any  owner  or  occupant  of  any  building  which  in  whole  or  in  part  shall 
stand  within  or  upon  any  of  the  commons,  streets,  alleys  or  lanes  of  the  city  of  Chi- 
cago, shall  remove  as  soon  as  may  be,  the  said  building  oi  buildings  out  of  or  from  the 
said  avenues,  streets,  allej'^s  or  lanes,  and  any  person  refusing  so  to  do  shall  forfeit  the 
sum  of  ten  dollars  and  the  additional  sum  of  ten  dollars  lor  each  week  which  he  shall 
neglect  to  remove  the  same  after  notice  has  been  given  by  the  Street  Commissioner, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Street  Commissioner  to  notify  all  owners  or  occupants 
of  buildings  as  aforesaid. 

Sect.  2.  When  any  person  or  persons  shall  neglect  to  comply  with  the  foregoing 
provision  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Street  Commissioner  to  remove  said  buildings, 
forthwith  at  the  proper  costs  and  charges  of  the  owner  or  occupants.  Passed  June  1 , 
1837. 

Attest,  W.B  OGDEN,  Mayor. 

Isaac  N.  x^snolDj  Clehk. 


AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  ^TUD  HORSES  AND  MARES. 

Be  it  Ordiiined  by  the  Common  Council  of  Chicago. 

Sect.  1.  That  no  person  or  persons  shall  indecently  exhibit  any  gtud  horse,  or  let 
any  sach  horse  to  any  nmre  or  mares,  within  the  limits  of  this  city. 


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Sect.  2.  That  any  person  or  persona  guilty  of  indecently  exhibiting  any  stud  horse, 
or  letting  any  such  horse  to  any  mare  or  mares  within  the  limits  of  the  corporation  of 
said  city,  he  or  they  shall,  on  conviction,  pay  a  sum  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than 
twenty  dollars  for  each  and  every  such  oifence.     Passed  Mav  22,  1^37. 

Attest,  W.  B.  OGDEN,  Mayor. 

Isaac  N.  Arxold.  Clerk. 


AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  DOGS. 

Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 

Sect.  1.  No  person  owning  any  dog,  bitch  or  whelp,  shall  after  the  1st  of  July  next, 
permit  the  same  to  run  at  large  in  this  city,  without  having  first  paid  to  the  city  col- 
lector the  sum  of  five  dollars  for  each  dog  so  running  at  large  and  fastening  around  the 
neck  of  said  dog  a  metalic  collar  with  the  name  of  the  owner  and  the  collector's  stamp 
thereon  in  legible  characters.  And  any  person  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this 
Ordinance  shall  for  eacli  offence  pay  a  sum  of  ten  dollars,  to  be  collected  before  the 
Municipal  Court,  the  Mayor  or  any  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  said  city. 

Sect.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  any  and  all  of  the  City  Constables  after  the  fourth 
day  of  July  next,  to  kill  or  destroy  any  dog  which  shall  be  found  running  at  large  in 
said  city,  without  having  a  collar  on  as  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  section,  unless  he 
shall  know  to  whom  the  same  belongs.  And  if  he  shall  know  to  whom  the  same  be- 
longs, he  shall  forthwith  inform  the  City  Attorney  thereof,  whose  duty  it  shall  be,  im- 
mediately to  commence  prosecution  against  the  owner  of  said  dog  under  this  ordinance: 
and  the  said  city  constable  shall  be  entitled  to  one  dollar  for  each  dog,  which  he  shall 
kill  or  destroy  under  this  ordinance,  whose  duty  it  shall  also  be  to  see  the  same  buried 
in  some  proper  place. 

Sect.  3.  Any  person  who  shall  molest,  interrupt  or  prevent  the  said  Constables,  or 
any  person  under  their  direction,  in  the  execution  of  their  duties,  as  herein  prescribed, 
shall  forfeit  and  pay  a  penalty  of  twenty  five  dollars,  to  be  collected  as  provided  in  the 
first  section  of  this  ordinance.  Provided  that  nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be  so 
construed  as  to  prevent  the  Common  Council  from  passing  any  ordinance  hereafter 
prohibiting  dogs  from  running  at  large  in  said  city,  or  to  prevent  them  from  ordering 
any  dog  found  running  at  large  as  aforesaid,  to  be  niuzsled  or  killed.  Passed  June  9, 
1837. 

Attest,  W.  B.  OGDEN,  Mayor. 

I.  N.  Aenold,  Clerk. 


AN  ORDINANCE  CONCERNING  HACKMEN,  DRAYMEN,  &c. 

Be  it  Ordained  by  the  Common  Council  of  the  City  of  Chicago. 

Sect.  1.  That  the  mayor  or  presiding  officer  of  the  common  council  of  said  city  be, 
and  he  is  hereby  authorized,  to  issue  licenses  to  hackmen,  draymen,  carters  and  omni- 
bus drivers  upon  the  payment  to  the  city  treasurer  of  the  sum  of  twenty  five  dollars 
for  each  hack,  dray,  cart  or  omnibus  which  may  be  so  licensed,  which  said  license 
shall  be  signed  by  the  said  mayor  or  presiding  officer,  and  countersigned  by  the  clerk, 
which  license  shall  be  in  force  for  and  during  the  term  of  one  year.  And  any  person 
who  shall  be  engaged  in  the  business  of  a  public  hackman,  drayman,  cartman  or  om- 
nibus driver,  or  shall  be  a  proprietor  therein  without  such  license,  shall  for  each  of- 
fence forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  five  dollars. 

Sect.  2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  clerk  to  keep  a  correct  register,  wherein  shall  be 
kept  a  true  statement  of  all  the  licenses  granted  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordin- 
ance, each  of  which  shall  be  numbered. 

Sect.  3.  That  the  north  side  of  south  water  street,  and  the  west  side  of  east  water 
street,  north  of  randolph  street  be,  and  tlie  same  is  hereby  assigned  as  a  stand  for  all 
hackmen,  draymen,  carters  and  omnibusses,  except  such  part  of  said  stand  as  streets 
running  to  the  river  terminate  upon.    And  if  any  hackman,  drayman,  carter  or  om- 


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nibus  driver  shall  stop  or  wait  for  bu'^iness  or  employment  in  any  other  street,  alley 
or  lane  in  the  first  or  second  ward  of  said  city,  he  shall  pay  a  fine  of  two  dollars  iti 
each  offence. 

Sect.  4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  drayman  and  carter,  to  number  his,  or  each  of 
his  drays  or  carts,  with  the  number  of  the  license  of  the  same,  and  shall,  together  with 
the  said  number,  place  in  some  conspicuous  place  of  said  dray  or  cart,  the  name  ot  the 
proprietor  thereof.  And  any  person  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall 
forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  one  dollar  per  diem  for  such  violation.  Passed  June,  10, 
1837. 

Attest,  W.  B.  OGOEN,  Mayor. 

M.  D.  OGDEN,  Clerk  Pro  Tem. 


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